Southwest State of Somalia has accused Turkey of being involved in an offensive against its territory, amid rising tensions with the federal government over troop movements in the Bay region. The ...

Abdiaziz Laftagaren has been re-elected president of Southwest State following a swift, indirect vote held Saturday in Baidoa, 250km from the capital, Mogadishu, in a move that challenges Somalia’s ...

The European Union has urged Somalia’s federal government and authorities in South West State to resolve escalating political ...

Abdirahman Odowa said Wednesday he has resigned from the Justice and Unity Party (JSP), citing deep, long-standing ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency, working with international partners, killed two ...

More than 300 troops were airlifted Sunday to Buurhakaba in southern Somalia as tensions escalate across the Bay region. The ...

Somalia’s federal government has suspended flights to Baidoa, the interim capital of South West state, amid escalating ...

Somalia’s federal government has deployed hundreds of Turkish-trained police forces to the Southwest state, sources say, ...

A Qur’an school teacher was brutally killed Thursday night in the Janaale area of Lower Shabelle region, authorities said, ...

A political rift is growing between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and South West State leader Abdiasis Laftagareen over elections, reforms, and federal versus regional authority. The dispute follows ...

Somalia’s federal government has deployed hundreds of Turkish-trained police forces to the Southwest state, sources say, escalating tensions with leaders in Baidoa. The troops were flown from ...

MUMBAI, India— Somalia’s ambassador to India visited 44 Somali citizens who have been detained in India for several weeks, officials said. Ambassador Abdullahi Mohamed Odawaa met the detainees in ...